#dexterbraff Archives • The Braff Group

SUD Deal Outlook is as ‘Bright as it Has Ever Been’

While deal activity varied by quarter last year, the space saw 51 deals overall in 2020. That’s just two fewer than the 53 transactions it posted in 2019, according to The Braff Group. And currently, the outlook for SUD M&A is “about as bright as it has ever been,” according to Dexter Braff, president of the M&A advisory firm.

Focus on Quality in Value-Based Care Could Impact Hospice M&A

“To stay successful and really be effective at managing your revenue cycle management, it’s getting more sophisticated than it used to be for hospice providers. There’s going to be various iterations of programs coming up and policies that are going to require different payers, and you’ve got to be able to partner with those different payers,” Kulik told Hospice News. “That is something that’s going to be new for hospice providers — that sophistication level.”

Private Investors Pour $25 Million Into DME Startup Tomorrow Health

"Tomorrow Health’s infusion of cash is indicative of rising investor interest in the home-based care space and associated industries like DME. Private equity hospice transactions rose nearly 25% from 2011 to 2020, according to a report from The Braff Group."

What 2020’s Platform Deal Drop Off Means for the Autism Services Market

“A lot of people in the merger and acquisition world, across the board, believe that 2021 might be a record year in terms of transactions,” Braff said. “It could, in fact, be a record year in autism services as well.”